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If Sarah were a concert pianist for a major orchestra, she would be famous. She is not a concert pianist since she is not famous.

The conclusion above is unsound because the author does not consider that(A) Sarah could be a famous actress.(B) Sarah could be a harpist for a major orchestra.(C) Sarah could be a pianist with a rock group.(D) Sarah could be a concert pianist with a minor orchestra.(E) Sarah could be famous for another reason.

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09 Feb 2008, 05:24

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az780 wrote:

If Sarah were a concert pianist for a major orchestra, she would be famous. She is not a concert pianist since she is not famous.

The conclusion above is unsound because the author does not consider that(A) Sarah could be a famous actress.(B) Sarah could be a harpist for a major orchestra.(C) Sarah could be a pianist with a rock group.(D) Sarah could be a concert pianist with a minor orchestra.(E) Sarah could be famous for another reason.

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09 Feb 2008, 08:46

E for meIt's a circular argument revolving around the notion of "famous".

The argument states that she would be famous if she were a part of the major orchestra but she could become part of the major orchestra only if she was famous. Everything revolves around her being famous; if we can show that she can be famous for other reason that would weaken the argument.

all the choices except E are too specific and therefore are out of scope or irrelevant.

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09 Feb 2008, 11:43

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az780 wrote:

If Sarah were a concert pianist for a major orchestra, she would be famous. She is not a concert pianist since she is not famous.

The conclusion above is unsound because the author does not consider that(A) Sarah could be a famous actress. Irrelevant. Conclusion states she can't be a concert pianist. Nothing to do with her being an actress.(B) Sarah could be a harpist for a major orchestra. Irrelevant. Same as (A). (C) Sarah could be a pianist with a rock group. Irrelevant(D) Sarah could be a concert pianist with a minor orchestra. Correct since it directly addresses the conclusion.(E) Sarah could be famous for another reason.Irrelevant. Does not address the conclusion.